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- sssamantela(at)up.edu.ph
Academic Background
BS Human Ecology major in Human Settlements Planning, University of the Philippines Los Baños
MSc Urban Management and Development, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
Research Interests
Urban Management
Land Governance
Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Environmental Planning
Research Profiles
Recent Publications
Social Expert in the Conduct of an Objective, Fact-Finding, and Science-Based Review of Performance of the Existing Mining and Quarry Operations- Phase III project managed by the Development Academy of the Philippines (March-October 2022)
Local Pathways Fellow, United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network-Youth Initiative, 2020 Cohort
Technical Assistant for the Guidelines for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in Comprehensive Development Plan. Published by the Bureau of Local Government Development, Department of the Interior and Local Government under the Australian Government – UNDP Project. Resilience and Preparedness toward Inclusive Development Program, 2018
Coordinator in the Manual Development on Mainstreaming Food and Nutrition Security in Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation Planning, funded by the World Food Programme, 2017
Consultant in the Community-Based Urban Garden in Quezon City in partnership with ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, 2016